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What's In A Name?

We live in an amazing world. The latest civilian uprising against an oppressive government is currently occurring in Libya. And the world's media can't even agree on how to spell the leader's name. Some say the revolution may take longer than agreeing on the spelling of his name. For instance, I've seen: Gaddafi Khadafy Gadhafi Qadhafi Qaddafi Apparently the Library of Congress lists 72 alternate spellings. In addition, the New York Times, the Associated Press and the Xinhua news agencies have used another 40 different spellings since 1998. Some have called him Qadaffy Duck. Others prefer Daffy Douche. I may have found a new one: Mary Poppins.